For the first time since launching this humble beer blog I am not looking forward to this week’s Drink It With Us Friday beer. In fact, I am downright TERRIFIED, and you should be too. Not only is this Friday, October 31, 2008, the spookiest days of the year (besides National Potato Day, of course), but we will [...]
I was looking on our blog stats for this site the other day. We have been up for a couple of months now, and I’ve really enjoyed writing. There were days that I we got 2, 4, or 6 hits. Now we are averaging 30 or so hits a day. One day we even got [...]
Some seemingly oxymoronic things fit so well together, that when combined they result in brilliance: Peanut butter and pickles, Guns and Roses, Alec Baldwin and Jack Donaghy, and beer and politics. Of course, as per the theme of this blog necessitates, I intend on focusing on the latter of these medleys (although Axl and Alec [...]
This article is what you might call an inspired tirade. I don’t think I can inspire like William Wallace in Braveheart, but here goes. Maybe instead of leading you into battle against an oppressive foe, I can smooth talk you into taking a chance. Here is the chance that I propose: drink as many different types [...]
Well, lads and lassies, this was not a “normal” Scottish Ale. I’m used to Scottish ales being more assertive and malty. Generally, there is also a higher alcohol in a lot of beer that we get here in the U.S of A. My main goal for a Scottish ale is for it to get me [...]
This beer comes from the Orkney Brewery in Quoyloo Scotland. Their most famous beer (at least in the U.S) is Skull Splitter. That beer is a more traditional (heavy or wee heavy) Scottish ale. This simply means that you can count on a notable sweetness and maltiness from the brew with very little hops. Not [...]
Recently my wife came home from grocery shopping with a six pack in hand. Since she had been at Walmart and made no other stops, her choice was limite, so she decided to let us give Budweiser’s new journey into clearly charted water a chance…Budweiser American Ale. So I poured a glass. It looked better [...]
Well, as some of you know, our blog tries to be reader sensitive. One thing we pride ourselves on is giving our reader something that truly interests them. Given that many of the readers on here right now are linking from the Cigar Aficionado website, I thought I would give them something to read. First, [...]
First off, I have to comment on the bottle. I have noted in the past that a beer, at times, may seem to taste better with correct application of ambiance. The bottle does that for me. Untwisting the wire clasp and popping the cork hyped up my anticipation. It made me think, “this is going [...]
In an earlier post I alluded to the fascinating connection between beer and religion. Unbeknownst to many of our readers, both authors of this site have an educational background in theology. Unavoidably thus, when two passions intersect we take notice. Below is a beautiful–and outstanding paragon of journalistic excellence– AP article that explores the historical [...]
